Norway
Norway is a vast and scenic country most famous for the phenonomen ‘Aurora Borealis’ or ‘Northern Lights.’ However unfortunately the country is a very expensive place. Expect to pay through the nose for the most basic of items especially food and drinks. Not for those with a light pocket.
- Location: Northern Europe
- Capital: Oslo
- Climate: Cold at best.
- Currency: Norwegian Krone (Nkr)
- Language: Bokmal and Nynorsk
- Related Link: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/norway
April 17, 2007 @ 9:34 am
tony reed said,
you obviously know nothing about Norway…
April 17, 2007 @ 9:35 am
tony reed said,
total bull****
June 20, 2007 @ 10:07 pm
carl said,
I think it’s a joke tony
June 21, 2007 @ 5:07 pm
Johnny Wellsmere said,
Very nice country, except for the prices. If you don’t have a lot of money,
best to keep moving. Can’t afford to eat or drink. OK if you are a multimillionaire.
July 17, 2007 @ 11:34 am
Dermot said,
Norway is spectacular
July 26, 2007 @ 4:54 am
turki said,
very nice country but do not go thier in winter!!!!
August 22, 2007 @ 3:02 pm
Bernard Hunt said,
See Norway, then die. Starve to death probably. Most expensive country in the world for travelers. If sidewalk stands didn’t offer those $US7 hot dogs we wouldn’t have made it. Hot dogs for breakfast, for lunch, and for dinner. A car for a week — well, sort of a motorized roller skate — cost $US660. And then they swindled me out of another 70 bucks because I didn’t have enough coins to feed one of their incessant toll plaza thingies. Oslo is a lovely city, the countryside and the fiords are spectacular and the people were charming in a rustic, Nordic, way. Bergen and its area were breathtaking. Was Norway worth it? My heart says yes. My wallet says no.
September 19, 2007 @ 9:03 am
tony reed said,
take a look… just see what Norway has got to offer….. There is more to life that 11 pints of lager (or bitter) a night…
February 3, 2008 @ 7:42 pm
cow said,
Norway is just too wealthy. You don’t really see Africans traveling to USA on holiday either. Just cause Norway is too expensive for the average american it shouldn’t be considered a poor destination
P.S. ooooo pretty light!!
April 27, 2008 @ 5:13 am
Ken Reynolds said,
The good stuff in Norway is free. They are not crooks, they don’t charge you to see a fjord! Stop at the small places for take away food. This food can be reasonably priced, you don’t have to eat at a fancy restaurant. Stay at youth hostels, they are comfortable, clean, and full of friendly people, and there is no age limit.
April 27, 2008 @ 12:26 pm
Kim Sikes said,
Norway is beautiful! I was there in 1980, as a result of being deployed to Denmark for a month. I few of us took the the Ferry boat and stayed in a Hostel there. The people were just fabulously nice, polite, proper and charming. It was like the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales that I read as a child… Yes, it IS a little spendy, but how can one put a price on ‘experience’… I just went for the adventure, and it was well worth it. I imagine the ‘pricey-ness’ would keep the rif-raff out, that’s good thing.
April 27, 2008 @ 4:41 pm
ken said,
Here’s another thing. A US Dollar used to buy 14 Norwegain Kroner, now it buys about 5. That makes things about three times as expensive for Americans as it used to be, without taking inflation into account. Is that their fault?